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Paul H. M. Savelkoul

Paul H. M. Savelkoul

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Microbiology

D-Index
72
Citations
18535
World Ranking
1751
National Ranking
78

Overview

Paul H. M. Savelkoul is affiliated with Maastricht University in the Netherlands. Their research spans multiple domains within medicine and the biological sciences, with a particular focus on infectious diseases and microbiology. The scientist's work is documented in 52 publications in Medicine and 23 in Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology.

The primary subfields of study include Infectious Diseases, Molecular Biology, Epidemiology, Surgery, and Microbiology. These subfields reflect the scientist's broad engagement across both clinical and molecular aspects of health and disease.

The main topics covered in their research are:

  • Gut microbiota and health
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Reproductive tract infections research
  • Urinary Tract Infections Management
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
  • COVID-19 epidemiological studies

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Christian J. P. A. Hoebe (13 joint works)
  • Frank Stassen (7 joint works)
  • Petra Wolffs (6 joint works)
  • John Penders (6 joint works)
  • Inge H. M. van Loo (6 joint works)

Paul H. M. Savelkoul has published multiple papers in reputable venues, with notable recent papers including:

  • How to Count Our Microbes? The Effect of Different Quantitative Microbiome Profiling Approaches (2020), published in Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
  • Plant-Derived Extracellular Vesicles: Current Findings, Challenges, and Future Applications (2021), published in Membranes
  • Enhanced IgA coating of bacteria in women with Lactobacillus crispatus-dominated vaginal microbiota (2022), published in Microbiome
  • In-Depth Investigation of Conjunctival Swabs and Tear Fluid of Symptomatic COVID-19 Patients, an Observational Cohort Study (2021), published in Translational Vision Science & Technology
  • External Quality Assessment of SARS-CoV-2 Sequencing: an ESGMD-SSM Pilot Trial across 15 European Laboratories (2021), published in Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Frequently appearing publication venues demonstrating the breadth of their work are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) - 3 publications
  • Research Square (Research Square) - 3 publications
  • Microbiome - 2 publications
  • Journal of Clinical Microbiology - 2 publications
  • BMC Infectious Diseases - 2 publications

Best Publications

  • Dissemination of Antimicrobial Resistance in Microbial Ecosystems through Horizontal Gene Transfer.

    Christian J. H. von Wintersdorff;John Penders;Julius M. van Niekerk;Nathan D. Mills

  • Extended-spectrum β-lactamase genes of Escherichia coli in chicken meat and humans, The Netherlands.

    Ilse Overdevest;Ina Willemsen;Martine Rijnsburger;Andrew Eustace

  • Amplified-Fragment Length Polymorphism Analysis: the State of an Art

    P. H. M. Savelkoul;H. J. M. Aarts;J. de Haas;L. Dijkshoorn

  • New developments in the diagnosis of bloodstream infections

    Remco P H Peters;Michiel A van Agtmael;Sven A Danner;Paul H M Savelkoul

  • Comparison of Seven Techniques for Typing International Epidemic Strains of Clostridium difficile: Restriction Endonuclease Analysis, Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis, PCR-Ribotyping, Multilocus Sequence Typing, Multilocus Variable-Number Tandem-Repeat Analysis, Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism, and Surface Layer Protein A Gene Sequence Typing

    George Killgore;Angela Thompson;Stuart Johnson;Jon Brazier

  • Quantification of Bacteria Adherent to Gastrointestinal Mucosa by Real-Time PCR

    Xander W. Huijsdens;Ronald K. Linskens;Mariëtte Mak;Stephan G. M. Meuwissen

  • Identification of epidemic strains of Acinetobacter baumannii by integrase gene PCR.

    Johannes G. M. Koeleman;Jeroen Stoof;Madelon W. Van Der Bijl;Christina M. J. E. Vandenbroucke-Grauls

  • The bacterial flora in inflammatory bowel disease: current insights in pathogenesis and the influence of antibiotics and probiotics.

    R. K. Linskens;X. W. Huijsdens;P. H. M. Savelkoul;C. M. J. E. Vandenbroucke-Grauls

  • Ultrafiltration combined with size exclusion chromatography efficiently isolates extracellular vesicles from cell culture media for compositional and functional studies

    Birke J. Benedikter;Freek G. Bouwman;Tanja Vajen;Alexandra C. A. Heinzmann

  • Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase–Producing Escherichia coli From Retail Chicken Meat and Humans: Comparison of Strains, Plasmids, Resistance Genes, and Virulence Factors

    Jan A. J. W. Kluytmans;Ilse T. M. A. Overdevest;Ina Willemsen;Marjolein F. Q. Kluytmans-van den Bergh

  • The human microbiome as a reservoir of antimicrobial resistance

    John Penders;Ellen E. Stobberingh;Paul H. M. Savelkoul;Petra F. G. Wolffs

  • Development of the Microbiota and Associations With Birth Mode, Diet, and Atopic Disorders in a Longitudinal Analysis of Stool Samples, Collected From Infancy Through Early Childhood

    Gianluca Galazzo;Niels van Best;Niels van Best;Liene Bervoets;Isaac Oteng Dapaah

  • Comparison of Real-Time PCR and Culture for Detection of Porphyromonas gingivalis in Subgingival Plaque Samples

    Khalil Boutaga;Arie Jan van Winkelhoff;Christina M. J. E. Vandenbroucke-Grauls;Paul H. M. Savelkoul

  • Periodontal pathogens: A quantitative comparison of anaerobic culture and real-time PCR

    Khalil Boutaga;Arie Jan van Winkelhoff;Christina M.J.E. Vandenbroucke-Grauls;Paul H.M. Savelkoul

  • Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in meat products, the Netherlands.

    Inge H.M. van Loo;Bram M.W. Diederen;Paul H.M. Savelkoul;Joyce H.C. Woudenberg

  • The vaginal microbiome as a predictor for outcome of in vitro fertilization with or without intracytoplasmic sperm injection: a prospective study

    R. Koedooder;M. Singer;Sam Schoenmakers;Paul Savelkoul;Paul Savelkoul

  • Application of Different Genotyping Methods for Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a Setting of Endemicity in an Intensive Care Unit

    Han Speijer;Paul H. M. Savelkoul;Marc J. Bonten;Ellen E. Stobberingh

  • Bile acids drive the newborn's gut microbiota maturation.

    N. van Best;N. van Best;U. Rolle-Kampczyk;F. G. Schaap;F. G. Schaap;M. Basic

  • Diet drives quick changes in the metabolic activity and composition of human gut microbiota in a validated in vitro gut model

    Marisol Aguirre;Anat Eck;Marjorie E Koenen;Paul H M Savelkoul;Paul H M Savelkoul

  • The effect of sampling and storage on the fecal microbiota composition in healthy and diseased subjects.

    Danyta I. Tedjo;Daisy M. A. E. Jonkers;Paul H. Savelkoul;Ad A. Masclee

  • Prevalence and risk factors for carriage of ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae in Amsterdam

    E A Reuland;N Al Naiemi;A M Kaiser;M Heck

  • Comparison of subgingival bacterial sampling with oral lavage for detection and quantification of periodontal pathogens by real-time polymerase chain reaction

    Khalil Boutaga;Paul H.M. Savelkoul;Edwin G. Winkel;Arie J. van Winkelhoff

Frequent Co-Authors

Christina M. J. E. Vandenbroucke-Grauls
Christina M. J. E. Vandenbroucke-Grauls Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
John Penders
John Penders Maastricht University
Jan Kluytmans
Jan Kluytmans Utrecht University
Servaas A. Morré
Servaas A. Morré Maastricht University
Emiel F.M. Wouters
Emiel F.M. Wouters Maastricht University
Ad A.M. Masclee
Ad A.M. Masclee Maastricht University
Marc A. Benninga
Marc A. Benninga University of Amsterdam
John W. A. Rossen
John W. A. Rossen University Medical Center Groningen
Birgitta Duim
Birgitta Duim Utrecht University
Mathias W. Hornef
Mathias W. Hornef RWTH Aachen University

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